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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. C99300 Copper

SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99300 copper 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 1070 steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3