Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. C82000 Copper
Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
8.0 to 20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
350 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
140 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
45 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
46 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
77 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
51 to 55 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
80 to 1120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
11 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
12 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
12 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.45 to 0.8 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
2.2 to 2.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
95.2 to 97.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |