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C16500 Copper vs. C15100 Copper

Both C16500 copper and C15100 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 C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants