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C12000 Copper vs. K93500 Alloy

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while K93500 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is K93500 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
17 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.4 to 63
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1