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C15100 Copper vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C15100 copper and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15100 copper and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 470
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 460
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.3 to 71
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 890
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 15
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 15
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 17
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.95
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7