MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C15900 Copper vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
66.5 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0