SAE-AISI 1527 Steel vs. C16200 Copper
SAE-AISI 1527 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1527 steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
2.0 to 56 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
100 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
190 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 640 | |
240 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 550 | |
48 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
370 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
360 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
90 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
30 |
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 | 47 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 100 | |
10 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 800 | |
10 to 970 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 23 | |
7.4 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
9.6 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
100 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
8.7 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.2 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.29 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
98.6 to 99.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.6 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |