C14510 Copper vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 11 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 320 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96.2 to 97.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |