C17000 Copper vs. C19020 Copper
Both C17000 copper and C19020 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C19020 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 31 | |
| 2.3 to 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 750 | |
| 260 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1310 | |
| 440 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 50 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 50 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 41 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 45 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 95.7 to 99.19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0.5 to 3.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.9 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |