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C16500 Copper vs. C18600 Copper

Both C16500 copper and C18600 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
310 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
500 to 520

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
70
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
71

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
1060 to 1180
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
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5