C15500 Copper vs. ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag
C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 95 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 37 | |
| 5.5 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 320 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 550 | |
| 310 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 80 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 7.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 5.0 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 6.0 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 20 | |
| 16 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.75 to 99.853 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 74.2 to 75.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.6 to 3.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.027 to 0.1 | |
| 21.4 to 22.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |