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C14181 Copper vs. C15900 Copper

Both C14181 copper and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
240

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 380
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0