C82600 Copper vs. C18600 Copper
Both C82600 copper and C18600 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82600 copper and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 1140 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 1070 | |
| 500 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 19 | |
| 70 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
| 71 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 97 | |
| 44 to 58 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 4690 | |
| 1060 to 1180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 81 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 39 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| 96.5 to 99.55 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |