C17000 Copper vs. R60706 Alloy
C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is R60706 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 31 | |
| 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1310 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1140 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 390 | |
| 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5420 | |
| 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 41 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 45 | |
| 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91 to 98 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |