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SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. C99300 Copper

SAE-AISI 1146 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 1146 steel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 730
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 630
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 51
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
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 18
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1050
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.49
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), % 0.7 to 1.0
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), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3