SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. C15500 Copper
SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15500 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 D2 steel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 3.0 to 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 280 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 130 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 350 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 15 to 84 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 72 to 1210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 8.6 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 9.8 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 99.75 to 99.853 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.027 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |