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C15500 Copper vs. R30556 Alloy

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0