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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 350
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5