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C81500 Copper vs. C15900 Copper

Both C81500 copper and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
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 1080
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
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 56
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0