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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C12900 Copper

Both C83600 ounce metal and C12900 copper are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0