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C15900 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
12 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0