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C15900 Copper vs. AWS E90C-B9

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E90C-B9 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
91

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
84.4 to 90.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5