C82700 Copper vs. Grade TDSiCr Steel
C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade TDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82700 copper and the bottom bar is grade TDSiCr steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1200 | |
| 1950 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 21 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.4 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.6 to 96.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 96.6 to 97.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |