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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C15900 Copper

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 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 C15900 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 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

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
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0