SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. C99500 Copper
SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 C99500 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 | |
540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
240 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1830 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1770 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
400 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 63 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 39 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 64 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
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 | |
82.5 to 92 |
Iron (Fe), % | 55.9 to 63.5 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
3.5 to 5.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |