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C18400 Copper vs. C14181 Copper

Both C18400 copper and C14181 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18400 copper and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
130

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
7.4

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0