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SAE-AISI 1022 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

SAE-AISI 1022 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1022 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 26
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 340
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 550
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 530
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.12
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5