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C19500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0