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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. CC380H Copper-nickel

SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5