SAE-AISI 1035 Steel vs. C14300 Copper
SAE-AISI 1035 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper 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 SAE-AISI 1035 steel and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
| 2.0 to 42 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 370 | |
| 150 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 620 | |
| 220 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 530 | |
| 76 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 96 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 96 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 79 to 99 | |
| 9.0 to 72 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 740 | |
| 25 to 810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 6.8 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 9.1 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 7.8 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.38 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 99.95 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.08 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |