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C11600 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H22 Steel

C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H22 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
28
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.8 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
82.2 to 87.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
10 to 11.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0