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C82400 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 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
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

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
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
70 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0