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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. CR009A Copper

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 9.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010