C55284 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H24 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 C55284 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel.

UNS C55284 (BCuP-5) Filler Metal SAE-AISI H24 (T20824) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		38
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		260
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 61

Alloy Composition

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Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.53

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5

Copper (Cu), %		79.2 to 80.7
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		78 to 82.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		4.8 to 5.2
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Silver (Ag), %		14.5 to 15.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0