C97600 Dairy Metal vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel
C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C97600 dairy metal and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
| 470 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1140 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 69 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.8 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 67 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 97.1 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |