C81500 Copper vs. ASTM A572 Steel
C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A572 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 470 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 320 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 82 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 83 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 290 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 91 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 14 to 18 |