C17500 Copper vs. ASTM B522 Class I
C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B522 class I belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM B522 class I.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 96 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 30 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 520 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 280 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 760 | |
| 120 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 24 to 53 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 24 to 54 | |
| 5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 120 | |
| 4.5 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 2390 | |
| 75 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 27 | |
| 4.4 to 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 29 | |
| 13 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.4 to 2.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.6 to 97.2 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 68 to 70 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 23.5 to 26.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |