C81400 Copper vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel
C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 9.8 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 | |
| 770 to 2050 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 480 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 61 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
| 97 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 28 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 11 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98.4 to 99.38 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 80.3 to 87 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |