C55284 Copper vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 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 H42 steel.

UNS C55284 (BCuP-5) Filler Metal SAE-AISI H42 (T20842) 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		700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		260
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 65

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 57

Alloy Composition

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Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.55 to 0.7

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		79.3 to 83.8

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5

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

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

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0