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C12900 Copper vs. AWS ENiCrMo-3

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrMo-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrMo-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
80
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
25

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
55 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5