C55283 Copper vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

Both C55283 copper and C97600 dairy metal are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C97600 dairy metal.

UNS C55283 (BCuP-4) Filler Metal UNS C97600 (Alloy 11A) Dairy Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1110

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		69

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.8

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.25

Copper (Cu), %		86.2 to 87.2
Copper (Cu), %		63 to 67

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		3.0 to 5.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 21.5

Phosphorus (P), %		7.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

Silver (Ag), %		5.8 to 6.2
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		3.5 to 4.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		3.0 to 9.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3