C14300 Copper vs. C14700 Copper
Both C14300 copper and C14700 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14300 copper and the bottom bar is C14700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 42 | |
| 9.1 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 260 | |
| 160 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 460 | |
| 240 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 76 to 430 | |
| 85 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 96 | |
| 95 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 | |
| 96 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 30 |
| 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 | 9.0 to 72 | |
| 25 to 65 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 25 to 810 | |
| 31 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 14 | |
| 7.3 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 15 | |
| 9.5 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 to 16 | |
| 8.4 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 99.95 | |
| 99.395 to 99.798 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.0020 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |