C99500 Copper vs. C55284 Copper

Both C99500 copper and C55284 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 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 C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

UNS C99500 Nickel-Iron Copper UNS C55284 (BCuP-5) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		38

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.0

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 2.0
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		82.5 to 92
Copper (Cu), %		79.2 to 80.7

Iron (Fe), %		3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		3.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		4.8 to 5.2

Silicon (Si), %		0.5 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		14.5 to 15.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15