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C15900 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H25 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
38
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
77.2 to 81.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
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
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6