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C81500 Copper vs. AWS ENiCrFe-2

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
65
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 12
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62 to 85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5