SAE-AISI H22 Steel vs. C17200 Copper

SAE-AISI H22 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H22 steel and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

SAE-AISI H22 (T20822) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel UNS C17200 (CW101C) Beryllium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1920
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1670
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		980

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		31
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		110

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		73
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		72
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 44

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 31

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		31

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.2

Beryllium (Be), %		0
Beryllium (Be), %		1.8 to 2.0

Carbon (C), %		0.3 to 0.4
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		1.8 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		96.1 to 98

Iron (Fe), %		82.2 to 87.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0.2 to 0.6

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		10 to 11.8
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.25 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5