C55284 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H41 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 H41 steel.

UNS C55284 (BCuP-5) Filler Metal SAE-AISI H41 (T20841) Molybdenum 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		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1560

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		260
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 76

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 64

Alloy Composition

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Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.6 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		81.8 to 85

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.2 to 9.2

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.4 to 2.1

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.0 to 1.3

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0