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C99500 Copper vs. C14520 Copper

Both C99500 copper and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0