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C82400 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M10 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 M10 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.84 to 1.1
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
82.3 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0