CC383H Copper-nickel vs. CC380H Copper-nickel
Both CC383H copper-nickel and CC380H copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC383H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 80 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 47 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1130 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1130 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.2 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.3 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 44 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.7 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 83 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 | |
| 65 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 59 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 9.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 64 to 69.1 | |
| 84.5 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |