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C12500 Copper vs. C18100 Copper

Both C12500 copper and C18100 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 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 C12500 copper and the bottom bar is C18100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
8.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
47
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 220
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 390
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
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 5.6 to 88
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 660
900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
98.7 to 99.49
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5