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C19500 Copper vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
70 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0