C12600 Copper vs. C11100 Copper
Both C12600 copper and C11100 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is C11100 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 56 | |
| 1.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 56 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 | |
| 420 |
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 | 1030 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 6.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 | |
| 750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.2 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.5 to 99.8 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |