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C12600 Copper vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
49
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5