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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C15500 Copper

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
280 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2