SAE-AISI 1038 Steel vs. C19800 Copper
SAE-AISI 1038 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19800 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 1038 steel and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 20 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
| 260 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 640 | |
| 430 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 540 | |
| 420 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 61 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 62 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 100 | |
| 49 to 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 790 | |
| 770 to 1320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 75 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.42 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.7 to 99.47 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.05 | |
| 0.020 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.010 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |