C19020 Copper vs. ASTM A514 Steel
C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
| 490 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
| 790 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 23 to 24 |