TM06 C17000 Copper vs. TM06 C72900 Copper-nickel
Both TM06 C17000 copper and TM06 C72900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the TM06 (mill hardened to extra-spring) temper. They have 77% 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 TM06 C17000 copper and the bottom bar is TM06 C72900 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 | |
| 1010 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 | |
| 920 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 72 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
| 79 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 4460 | |
| 3490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 8.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 | |
| 36 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 74.1 to 78 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 14.5 to 15.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |