C82600 Copper vs. C82500 Copper
Both C82600 copper and C82500 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82600 copper and the bottom bar is C82500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 1.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 1140 | |
| 550 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 1070 | |
| 310 to 980 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 97 | |
| 11 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 4690 | |
| 400 to 4000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 18 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 39 | |
| 19 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| 1.9 to 2.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0.15 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| 95.3 to 97.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |