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C17200 Copper vs. C81500 Copper

Both C17200 copper and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 37
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1380
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1250
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 500
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5720
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 44
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 46
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.1 to 98
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5