SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. C82200 Copper
SAE-AISI 1046 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1046 steel and the bottom bar is C82200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 17 | |
| 8.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 740 | |
| 390 to 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 610 | |
| 210 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 46 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 95 | |
| 49 to 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 990 | |
| 180 to 1130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 14 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 97.4 to 98.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 98.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |