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C15900 Copper vs. R30556 Alloy

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1