C82200 Copper vs. AWS BAu-3
C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAu-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82200 copper and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 660 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 300 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 5.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 4.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 19 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 8.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.4 to 98.7 | |
| 60.9 to 63 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 34.5 to 35.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |