C82400 Copper vs. AWS E383
C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is AWS E383.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1030 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 6.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 89 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 33 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 26.5 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96 to 98.2 | |
| 0.6 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 28.8 to 39.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |