C10800 Copper vs. C15100 Copper
Both C10800 copper and C15100 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 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 C10800 copper and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 50 | |
| 2.0 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 10 to 60 | |
| 30 to 64 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 27 to 63 | |
| 48 to 65 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 200 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 380 | |
| 260 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 370 | |
| 69 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 350 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 92 | |
| 95 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 92 | |
| 95 |
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 | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 to 88 | |
| 9.3 to 71 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 600 | |
| 21 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 12 | |
| 8.1 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 13 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 to 13 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.95 to 99.995 | |
| 99.8 to 99.95 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0050 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |