C19800 Copper vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19800 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 12 | |
| 8.4 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 330 | |
| 460 to 1210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 760 to 2060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 550 | |
| 470 to 1540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 61 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 | |
| 5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 52 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 27 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.47 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.020 to 0.5 | |
| 80.6 to 86.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |