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C16500 Copper vs. C18400 Copper

Both C16500 copper and C18400 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C18400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
13 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
270 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
110 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
63 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
54 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
9.6 to 17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
97.2 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5