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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. CR003A Copper

SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is CR003A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.954 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020