MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C82800 Copper vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82800 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
44.9 to 57.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0