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C12600 Copper vs. AWS E3155

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 56
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
23.3 to 36.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0