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C17500 Copper vs. C81400 Copper

Both C17500 copper and C81400 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 99
69
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5