C17000 Copper vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel
C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C17000 copper and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1310 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1140 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5420 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 41 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 5.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 45 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 72.9 to 82 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |