AISI W5 Steel vs. C55284 Copper

AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 AISI W5 steel and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

AISI W5 (T72305) Water-Hardening Steel UNS C55284 (BCuP-5) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		38

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.0

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

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Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.2
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), %		79.2 to 80.7

Iron (Fe), %		96.6 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		4.8 to 5.2

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		14.5 to 15.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15