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C18400 Copper vs. AWS E383

C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18400 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
28.8 to 39.2
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0