C14520 Copper vs. CC140C Copper
Both C14520 copper and CC140C copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14520 copper and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 85 | |
| 77 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 85 | |
| 78 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
| 34 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 280 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 94 | |
| 89 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.2 to 99.596 | |
| 98.8 to 99.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0040 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |