C11000 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11000 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

UNS C11000 (CW004A) Electrolytic Tough Pitch Copper SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.0 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.0 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Copper (Cu), %		99.9 to 100
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1

Residuals, %		0 to 0.1
Residuals, %		0