C16200 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 1026 Steel
C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1026 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1026 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 56 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 210 | |
| 200 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 390 | |
| 320 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 550 | |
| 500 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 48 to 470 | |
| 270 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 99 | |
| 89 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 10 to 970 | |
| 200 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 to 17 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 17 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 to 20 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.22 to 0.28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98.6 to 99.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 98.7 to 99.18 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |