C18700 Copper vs. AWS E209
C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C18700 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E209.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
770 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
21 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
4.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
63 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
20.5 to 24 |
Copper (Cu), % | 98 to 99.2 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
51.5 to 64.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 7.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 12 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |