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C18400 Copper vs. C15100 Copper

Both C18400 copper and C15100 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18400 copper and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 50
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 16 to 84
30 to 64
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 310
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 490
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 480
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 120
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 980
21 to 890
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
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 17
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.2 to 99.6
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1