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C12000 Copper vs. C12900 Copper

Both C12000 copper and C12900 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness 57 to 100
40 to 95
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
99.88 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants