C17300 Copper vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 350 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 350 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
| 4.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 790 | |
| 710 to 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
| 1140 to 2420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1200 | |
| 830 to 2300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1420 |
| 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 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 88 | |
| 98 to 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 44 | |
| 38 to 82 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 29 to 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
| 35 to 74 |
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 | |
| 11.5 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 61.2 to 64.6 |
| 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 | |
| 18 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 | |
| 1.3 to 1.6 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |