MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. C17500 Copper

SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
310 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5