C19400 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H11 Steel
C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H11 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 690 to 1840 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 58 to 68 | |
| 8.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 58 to 69 | |
| 9.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 5.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 75 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 20 | |
| 25 to 66 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 22 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 22 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.33 to 0.43 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.8 to 97.8 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 89.6 to 92.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.1 to 1.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |