C12600 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H22 Steel

C12600 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H22 steel.

UNS C12600 Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper SAE-AISI H22 (T20822) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1920

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		1670

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1620

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		31

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		28

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		73

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		72

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		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.2

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.3 to 0.4

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		1.8 to 3.8

Copper (Cu), %		99.5 to 99.8
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		82.2 to 87.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		10 to 11.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.25 to 0.5