C55282 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel
C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H26 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 720 to 2100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 770 | |
| 1810 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1760 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.0 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 22 to 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.2 | |
| 19 to 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 22 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87.7 to 88.7 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 73.3 to 77.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 6.5 to 7.0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 17.3 to 19 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |