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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. C14200 Copper

SAE-AISI 1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1060 steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
75 to 340

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 51
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
45

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
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.015 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0