C14510 Copper vs. C14520 Copper
Both C14510 copper and C14520 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 27 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 170 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 230 to 250 |
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 | 1050 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 94 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
| 99.2 to 99.596 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.020 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |