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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. C17300 Copper

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1090 steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
45
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 570
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
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