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C81500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
60.6 to 68.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0