CR021A Copper vs. C15000 Copper
Both CR021A copper and C15000 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 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 CR021A copper and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 13 to 54 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 200 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 45 to 460 |
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 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 93 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 93 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 | |
| 19 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 83 | |
| 8.7 to 910 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 6.2 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 8.5 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.95 to 99.998 | |
| 99.8 to 99.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0020 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |