TB00 C18400 Copper vs. TB00 C72800 Copper-nickel
Both TB00 C18400 copper and TB00 C72800 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the TB00 (solution heat treated) temper. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is TB00 C18400 copper and the bottom bar is TB00 C72800 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 320 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 80 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 81 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 65 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 94 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.6 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.2 to 99.6 | |
| 78.3 to 82.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Lithium (Li), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |