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C17500 Copper vs. C18400 Copper

Both C17500 copper and C18400 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
13 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 99
16 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
270 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
110 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
63 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
54 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
9.6 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
97.2 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants