SAE-AISI 1117 Steel vs. C11600 Copper
SAE-AISI 1117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1117 steel and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 26 | |
| 2.7 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 330 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 540 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 460 | |
| 77 to 410 |
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 | 52 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 110 | |
| 9.7 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 550 | |
| 25 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.14 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.78 to 99.915 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 98.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.085 to 0.12 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |