SAE-AISI 1016 Steel vs. C12200 Copper
SAE-AISI 1016 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel and the bottom bar is C12200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 28 | |
| 3.2 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 300 | |
| 150 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 480 | |
| 220 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 390 | |
| 69 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 340 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 85 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 85 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 11 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 410 | |
| 21 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 6.9 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 9.1 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 98 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 7.9 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 99.985 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.27 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.015 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |