C17200 Copper vs. R05240 Alloy

C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.

UNS C17200 (CW101C) Beryllium Copper UNS R05240 Tantalum-Niobium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 37
Elongation at Break, %		25

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		57

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		160 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		190

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		14

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		4.2 to 500
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		59

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		110 to 5720
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		90

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.2
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Beryllium (Be), %		1.8 to 2.0
Beryllium (Be), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Copper (Cu), %		96.1 to 98
Copper (Cu), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.020

Nickel (Ni), %		0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		35 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		57.9 to 65

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.010

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0