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C12900 Copper vs. C14510 Copper

Both C12900 copper and C14510 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
230 to 250

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 1030
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
33
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
99.15 to 99.69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0.3 to 0.7

Comparable Variants