SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. C17500 Copper
SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 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 D4 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 6.0 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 170 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1210 | |
| 200 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 170 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 200 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 24 to 53 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 24 to 54 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 9.7 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 11 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 95.6 to 97.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| 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 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |