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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. C82000 Copper

SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 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 C82000 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 79
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
350 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5