C12600 Copper vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-3.

UNS C12600 Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper AWS ENiCrFe-3 (W86182) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		56
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		65

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		13 to 17

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.12

Copper (Cu), %		99.5 to 99.8
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 10

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		5.0 to 9.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		52 to 81

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		1.0 to 2.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.3

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5