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C99500 Copper vs. C16500 Copper

Both C99500 copper and C16500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
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
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5