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C16500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1095 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 C16500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
10 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
680 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
500 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
63 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
660 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.9 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0