TM02 C18600 Copper vs. TM02 C70260 Copper
Both TM02 C18600 copper and TM02 C70260 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the TM02 (mill hardened to half-hard) temper. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is TM02 C18600 copper and the bottom bar is TM02 C70260 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 | |
| 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 | |
| 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 520 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 280 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 71 | |
| 40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 58 | |
| 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1180 | |
| 1500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 81 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 99.55 | |
| 95.8 to 98.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.7 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |