SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. C17300 Copper
SAE-AISI D5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.4 to 14 | |
| 3.0 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1180 | |
| 320 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2030 | |
| 500 to 1380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.9 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
| 16 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.4 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 67 | |
| 17 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 95.5 to 97.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 84.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| 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 |