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C82400 Copper vs. C84400 Valve Metal

Both C82400 copper and C84400 valve metal are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C84400 valve metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
58
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
2.3 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
7.0 to 10
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7