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C15100 Copper vs. C16500 Copper

Both C15100 copper and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15100 copper and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 48 to 65
67 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 270
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 470
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 460
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.3 to 71
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 890
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 15
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 15
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 17
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.95
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants