SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. C11400 Copper
SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is C11400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
| 2.8 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 420 | |
| 150 to 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 700 | |
| 220 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 580 | |
| 75 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 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 94 | |
| 11 to 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 900 | |
| 24 to 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 6.8 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 9.1 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 7.8 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.4 to 0.47 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.84 to 99.966 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 99 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.034 to 0.060 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |