SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. C19700 Copper
SAE-AISI 8645 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19700 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 8645 steel and the bottom bar is C19700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 23 | |
2.4 to 13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 400 | |
240 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 670 | |
400 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 560 | |
330 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
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 | 39 | |
250 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
86 to 88 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
87 to 89 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 120 | |
12 to 49 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 840 | |
460 to 1160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
12 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
14 to 16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
73 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.48 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
97.4 to 99.59 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.7 | |
0.3 to 1.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0.1 to 0.4 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |