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SAE-AISI 5147 Steel vs. C10100 Copper

SAE-AISI 5147 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C10100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5147 steel and the bottom bar is C10100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.1 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.0 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.51
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.00030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010