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C14500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 9260 Steel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 9260 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9260 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.1 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0