C18600 Copper vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum
C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C18600 copper and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 580 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 520 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 58 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1060 to 1180 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 99.55 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.2 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |