MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C81400 Copper vs. C12000 Copper

Both C81400 copper and C12000 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
99.9 to 99.996
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0