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C17000 Copper vs. C55282 Copper

Both C17000 copper and C55282 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.3 to 98.2
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15