AWS E90C-K3 vs. C14181 Copper
AWS E90C-K3 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E90C-K3 and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 55 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 980 | |
| 69 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 6.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 7.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.6 to 98.5 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |