C70250 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel
C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70250 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 740 | |
730 to 2140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
1560 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
1510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
29 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
18 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
7.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
99 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
98 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 23 | |
25 to 73 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
22 to 45 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 49 | |
8.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 26 | |
23 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.78 to 0.88 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 92.7 to 97.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
81 to 84.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
8.2 to 9.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 2.2 to 4.2 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 1.2 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
1.4 to 2.1 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.4 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |