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SAE-AISI 1536 Steel vs. C14200 Copper

SAE-AISI 1536 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 1536 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, % 14 to 18
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 600
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 51
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 98
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 950
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.015 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0