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C81500 Copper vs. Grade TDC Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
98 to 99.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0