C12600 Copper vs. SAE-AISI F1 Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F1 steel.

UNS C12600 Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper SAE-AISI F1 (T60601) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.3

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		5.0

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 82

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.3

Copper (Cu), %		99.5 to 99.8
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		95.9 to 98

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 1.8