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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. CC382H Copper-nickel

SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC382H 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 CC382H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
5.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.8 to 68.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15