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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

SAE-AISI 1049 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1049 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
45
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 450
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5