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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 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
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
310 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.1
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
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.5