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C19500 Copper vs. AWS E320

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E320 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
38
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
31.8 to 43.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0