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C12900 Copper vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
70
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
17
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
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
9.9 to 19
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0