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C11000 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 5150 Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5150 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 SAE-AISI 5150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.1
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
320
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
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.2 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0