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C12600 Copper vs. Chromium 33

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is chromium 33.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0.3 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
25.7 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010