C11000 Copper vs. ASTM A588 Steel
C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A588 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C11000 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.5 to 50 | |
22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
350 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 410 | |
550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
250 to 260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
1410 to 1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
43 to 44 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
2.3 to 2.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 to 91 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 640 | |
400 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 13 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 to 14 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 to 15 | |
16 |