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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C82500 Copper

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C82500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
550 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
17 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
19 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5