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C17300 Copper vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
66.3 to 72.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0