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C81500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S1 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21 to 56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
91.6 to 96.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0