C96700 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 1019 Steel
C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1019 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1019 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
| 17 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 | |
| 250 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 90 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 | |
| 82 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1080 | |
| 160 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.4 to 68.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 98.7 to 99.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |