C14510 Copper vs. Commercially Pure Silver
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 120 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 4.9 to 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 6.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 9.5 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |