C17200 Copper vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 8.4 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 460 to 1210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 760 to 2060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 470 to 1540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 27 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 80.6 to 86.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |