SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. CR007A Copper
SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR007A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 H13 steel and the bottom bar is CR007A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1820 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 210 |
| 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 | 29 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 78 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 7.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.8 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00040 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 99.994 to 100 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 88.8 to 92 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.1 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |