C17300 Copper vs. AWS ERNiFeCr-2
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiFeCr-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiFeCr-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
| 1300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 44 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
| 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 11.6 to 24.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |