MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C14181 Copper vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG8M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.8 to 70
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0