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SAE-AISI 1340 Steel vs. C11000 Copper

SAE-AISI 1340 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1340 steel and the bottom bar is C11000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 440
150 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 730
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 620
69 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 110
6.1 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 1040
21 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 26
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
9.0 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
8.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1