C12600 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H24 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 H24 steel.

UNS C12600 Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper SAE-AISI H24 (T20824) 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		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		27

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

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		6.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.53

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		78 to 82.4

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), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6