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C18100 Copper vs. C16500 Copper

Both C18100 copper and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 C18100 copper and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Shear Strength, MPa 300
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5