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C11000 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M2 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 M2 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
760 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
25 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
27 to 76

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
78.5 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0