C55280 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel
C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 810 to 2310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 67 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
| 28 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
| 24 to 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 25 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 1.1 to 1.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 7.8 to 8.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 90.5 to 91.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 76.3 to 81 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 6.8 to 7.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.65 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.9 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |