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C14510 Copper vs. C84400 Valve Metal

Both C14510 copper and C84400 valve metal are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C84400 valve metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
58
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
8.3

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.3 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 10
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7