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C82400 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0