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C14181 Copper vs. C12500 Copper

Both C14181 copper and C12500 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
75 to 390

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 1080
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
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 28
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
99.88 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3