C99500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H23 Steel
C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H23 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 C99500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
760 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1680 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
1630 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
440 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
34 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
6.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
24 to 49 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
21 to 34 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
23 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.35 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 12.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 82.5 to 92 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
71.3 to 76.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0.15 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
11 to 12.8 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |