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C15900 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H10 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
680 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
71

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
89.5 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.75