AWS E209 vs. C16200 Copper
AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 AWS E209 and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 2.0 to 56 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 240 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 7.4 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 9.6 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 8.7 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 24 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 98.6 to 99.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.5 to 64.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 4.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |