AWS E630 vs. C14500 Copper
AWS E630 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E630 and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 | |
| 12 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1040 | |
| 220 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 94 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 | |
| 6.8 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 9.1 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 8.0 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 16.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.3 to 4.0 | |
| 99.2 to 99.596 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.6 to 75.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.012 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |