C17300 Copper vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
9.1 to 18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
74 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 790 | |
600 to 890 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
970 to 1500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1200 | |
690 to 1490 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 88 | |
140 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5410 | |
1240 to 5740 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 44 | |
33 to 51 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
27 to 35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
29 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 9.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
67.8 to 71.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 3.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
17 to 19 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |