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SAE-AISI P4 Steel vs. C14180 Copper

SAE-AISI P4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 P4 steel and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

SAE-AISI P4 (T51604) Low-Carbon Mould SteelUNS C14180 (BCu-1) Filler Metal
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 1980
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 68
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 70
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 45
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 64
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 92.3 to 95.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.075
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0