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C15000 Copper vs. C14500 Copper

Both C15000 copper and C14500 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
69 to 260

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 980
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
99.2 to 99.596
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0