armi.materials.copper module

Copper metal.

The data in this file exists for testing and demonstration purposes only. Developers of ARMI applications can refer to this file for a fully worked example of an ARMI material. And this material has proven useful for testing. The data contained in this file should not be used in production simulations.

class armi.materials.copper.Cu[source]

Bases: Material

propertyValidTemperature = {'linear expansion percent': ((40.43, 788.83), 'K')}: Dictionary of valid temperatures over which the property models are valid in the format ‘Property Name’: ((Temperature_Lower_Limit, Temperature_Upper_Limit), Temperature_Units)

setDefaultMassFracs()[source]

density(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]

linearExpansionPercent(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]: Return the linear expansion percent for Copper.

Notes

Digitized using Engauge Digitizer from Figure 21 of Thrust Chamber Life Prediction - Volume I - Mechanical and Physical Properties of High Performance Rocket Nozzle Materials (NASA CR - 134806)