MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CR008A Copper vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

CR008A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR008A copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
5.0 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
8.0
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
81.3 to 86.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1