MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 1151 Steel vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

SAE-AISI 1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72150 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1151 steel and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
55
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 480
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 660
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1170
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5