SAE-AISI 4340 Steel vs. C17000 Copper
SAE-AISI 4340 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17000 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 4340 steel and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 1.1 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 770 | |
| 320 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1280 | |
| 490 to 1310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1150 | |
| 160 to 1140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 170 | |
| 4.2 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 3490 | |
| 110 to 5420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 15 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 33 | |
| 16 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 38 | |
| 17 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.43 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 96.3 to 98.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 96.3 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |