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C81400 Copper vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0