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C12000 Copper vs. C12600 Copper

Both C12000 copper and C12600 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
56
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
69

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
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
21
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
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
9.5

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
99.5 to 99.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0.2 to 0.4