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C81500 Copper vs. C12900 Copper

Both C81500 copper and C12900 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
75 to 380

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 1080
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0