AWS E209 vs. C14300 Copper

AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal UNS C14300 Cadmium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Elongation at Break, %		17
Elongation at Break, %		2.0 to 42

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		220 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		21
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.8 to 14

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.1 to 15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0.050 to 0.15

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), %		99.9 to 99.95

Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), %		0