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CR021A Copper vs. C15000 Copper

Both CR021A copper and C15000 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 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 CR021A copper and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.998
99.8 to 99.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0020 to 0.0070
0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2