C11600 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 1064 Steel
C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1064 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1064 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.7 to 50 | |
12 to 13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
430 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 410 | |
720 to 730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 77 to 410 | |
470 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.7 to 91 | |
79 to 81 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 25 to 710 | |
600 to 630 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 to 13 | |
25 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 to 15 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 0.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.78 to 99.915 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
98.4 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.085 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |