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C17000 Copper vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C17000 copper and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 31
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1140
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 390
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5420
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.3 to 98.2
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7