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C11000 Copper vs. C17500 Copper

Both C11000 copper and C17500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11000 copper and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5