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C81500 Copper vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade TDSiCrV 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 TDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
630
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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0