SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. C18100 Copper
SAE-AISI 1049 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C18100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel and the bottom bar is C18100 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
8.3 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
47 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 450 | |
300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 750 | |
510 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 640 | |
460 |
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 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
320 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
80 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
81 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 99 | |
40 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 to 1090 | |
900 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 27 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
94 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.46 to 0.53 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
98.7 to 99.49 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 98.9 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.060 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |