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C15900 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 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 H42 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.55 to 0.7
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
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2