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C11000 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11000 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
730 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
23 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
81 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0