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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. C15000 Copper

Both CC380H copper-nickel and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 26
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2