C19100 Copper vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel
C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19100 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 37 | |
| 5.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 630 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 550 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 250 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 5.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 82 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 60 to 99 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 1310 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 to 20 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.9 to 18 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 73 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.9 to 22 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 98.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 29.2 to 42.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |