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C55280 Copper vs. C81500 Copper

Both C55280 copper and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
41

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5