SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. C17000 Copper
SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 S1 steel and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1840 | |
| 490 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 64 | |
| 15 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 16 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 56 | |
| 17 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 96.3 to 98.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 91.6 to 96.7 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |