C17300 Copper vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 790 | |
| 600 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1200 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| 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 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 88 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| 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 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
| 29 to 54 |
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 | |
| 7.0 to 8.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 66.3 to 71.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.6 to 5.2 |
| 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 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |