ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. C10700 Copper
ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is C10700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 77 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 25 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 99.83 to 99.915 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.9 to 82 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.085 to 0.12 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |