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SAE-AISI 1211 Steel vs. C14200 Copper

SAE-AISI 1211 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1211 steel and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 280
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 350
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 580
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 110
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 550
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.23
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0.015 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.15
0