SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. CR022A Copper
SAE-AISI 1140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR022A 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 1140 steel and the bottom bar is CR022A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 700 | |
230 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 570 | |
140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
100 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 93 | |
31 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 870 | |
83 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
7.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
9.3 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 21 | |
8.1 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00040 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00050 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00020 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.37 to 0.44 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.99 to 99.999 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 98.9 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.00050 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.0010 to 0.0060 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00020 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0025 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00020 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00020 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.00010 |