C82000 Copper vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel
C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82000 copper and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 20 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 55 to 95 | |
| 240 to 270 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 690 | |
| 820 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 520 | |
| 450 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 46 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 4.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 51 to 55 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 80 to 1120 | |
| 540 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 76 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 24 | |
| 24 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.45 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.2 to 2.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.2 to 97.4 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 93.8 to 95.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |