C19020 Copper vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy
C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
| 2.0 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
| 420 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
| 620 to 1100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 19 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 21 to 37 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.19 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 17.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
| 79 to 82 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |