C55181 Copper vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel
C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A372 grade K steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55181 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 710 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 4.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.5 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92.4 to 93 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 93.4 to 96.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |