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C17300 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI H43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
83.2 to 85.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0