C10500 Copper vs. AWS E90C-B3
C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E90C-B3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B3.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.8 to 51 | |
19 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 400 | |
710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 400 | |
600 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
41 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
7.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
4.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
59 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 90 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 680 | |
970 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 12 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 14 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 to 14 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.89 to 99.966 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
93.4 to 96.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.6 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.034 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |