SAE-AISI 1055 Steel vs. C19800 Copper
SAE-AISI 1055 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 1055 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, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 450 | |
| 260 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 750 | |
| 430 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 630 | |
| 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 | 11 | |
| 61 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 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 | 80 to 85 | |
| 49 to 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 to 1070 | |
| 770 to 1320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 75 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.7 to 99.47 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 98.9 | |
| 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 |