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C55181 Copper vs. CR003A Copper

Both C55181 copper and CR003A copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55181 copper and the bottom bar is CR003A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 93
99.954 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0