C70260 Copper vs. AWS E70C-Ni2
C70260 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E70C-Ni2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70260 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E70C-Ni2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 760 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 650 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 to 50 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 to 51 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 140 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 1810 | |
| 540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.8 to 98.8 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 94.1 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |