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ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel vs. C55280 Copper

ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.7 to 3.3
90.5 to 91.4
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 66.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
6.8 to 7.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15