TM04 C17000 Copper vs. TM04 C18600 Copper
Both TM04 C17000 copper and TM04 C18600 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the TM04 (mill hardened to full-hard) temper. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is TM04 C17000 copper and the bottom bar is TM04 C18600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 590 | |
| 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 990 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 70 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 71 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 | |
| 44 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2980 | |
| 1060 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 81 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 96.5 to 99.55 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |