SAE-AISI M30 Steel vs. C17300 Copper
SAE-AISI M30 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 M30 steel and the bottom bar is C17300 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 | 78 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2170 | |
500 to 1380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
870 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.2 | |
9.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 74 | |
16 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
16 to 31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.6 | |
32 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
17 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 0.85 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
95.5 to 97.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 75.2 to 80.9 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 7.8 to 9.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 1.3 to 2.3 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |