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C12900 Copper vs. C16500 Copper

Both C12900 copper and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants