C82200 Copper vs. AWS E16-8-2
C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E16-8-2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82200 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E16-8-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 20 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 660 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 45 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 46 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 19 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14.5 to 16.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.4 to 98.7 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 68 to 76.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |