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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 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
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
310 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
60
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5