C82600 Copper vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82600 copper and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 1140 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 1070 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 97 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 33 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 39 | |
| 29 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 7.0 to 8.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 66.3 to 71.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.6 to 5.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |