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C81500 Copper vs. CR015A Copper

Both C81500 copper and CR015A 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0