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C81500 Copper vs. AISI W5 Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
96.6 to 98.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0