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C15900 Copper vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T1 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 T1 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
45
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.65 to 0.8
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
73.2 to 77.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 18.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.3