C17510 Copper vs. R05255 Alloy
C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05255 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is R05255 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.4 to 37 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 750 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 210 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 6.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 630 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 92 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 64 to 2410 | |
| 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 27 | |
| 9.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 30 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.9 to 98.4 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.4 to 2.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 95.9 to 98 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |