ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. C15900 Copper
ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 6.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.76 to 0.84 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.27 to 0.33 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 97.5 to 97.9 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.54 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.66 to 0.74 |