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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. C12900 Copper

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
220 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
32
Density, g/cm3 9.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0