SAE-AISI H24 Steel vs. C55282 Copper
SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 1990 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1750 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1700 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.1 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 93 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 61 | |
| 5.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 39 | |
| 8.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 61 | |
| 7.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.53 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 87.7 to 88.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78 to 82.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 6.5 to 7.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |