C19700 Copper vs. C15900 Copper
Both C19700 copper and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 C19700 copper and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 to 13 | |
| 6.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 67 to 75 | |
| 95 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 530 | |
| 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 520 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 86 to 88 | |
| 48 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 to 89 | |
| 49 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 49 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 1160 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.76 to 0.84 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.27 to 0.33 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.4 to 99.59 | |
| 97.5 to 97.9 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.3 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.54 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.66 to 0.74 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |