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C15000 Copper vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
2.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
79 to 82
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0