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R05240 Alloy vs. C15500 Copper

R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R05240 alloy and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 57
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 14
8.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.75 to 99.853
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Niobium (Nb), % 35 to 42
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Tantalum (Ta), % 57.9 to 65
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2