C55282 Copper vs. C55283 Copper
Both C55282 copper and C55283 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 700 to 820 | |
| 690 to 790 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 770 | |
| 720 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 6.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.2 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 8.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 87.7 to 88.7 | |
| 86.2 to 87.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 6.5 to 7.0 | |
| 7.0 to 7.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
| 5.8 to 6.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |