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C16500 Copper vs. CR018A Copper

Both C16500 copper and CR018A copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is CR018A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
7.8

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
99.914 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0