SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. C15000 Copper

SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 M62 steel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel UNS C15000 (CW120C) Zirconium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		110
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.2 to 14

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.5 to 15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		99.8 to 99.9

Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0.1 to 0.2