C12000 Copper vs. ASTM B596 Au-Cu
C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B596 Au-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM B596 Au-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.8 to 50 | |
| 4.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 36 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 280 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 410 | |
| 450 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 | |
| 6.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 to 13 | |
| 6.8 to 9.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
| 7.1 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 to 15 | |
| 22 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 99.996 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 91 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0040 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |