C19025 Copper vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel
C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 copper and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 17 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 620 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.1 to 98.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 72.3 to 78.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 3.6 to 4.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |