AWS E2593 vs. C82000 Copper
AWS E2593 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper 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 AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 8.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 350 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 77 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 76 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 12 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 2.2 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 95.2 to 97.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.7 to 62.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.9 to 3.9 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |