SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. C16200 Copper
SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 20 | |
| 2.0 to 56 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 340 | |
| 100 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 420 | |
| 190 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 2010 | |
| 240 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 to 560 | |
| 48 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 370 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 to 310 | |
| 10 to 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 840 | |
| 10 to 970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 72 | |
| 7.4 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 45 | |
| 9.6 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 61 | |
| 8.7 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 98.6 to 99.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |