C12600 Copper vs. C96400 Copper-nickel
Both C12600 copper and C96400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 56 | |
25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 56 | |
51 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1240 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1170 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
28 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
5.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
45 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
5.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
87 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 | |
250 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.2 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
7.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.5 to 99.8 | |
62.3 to 71.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 1.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
28 to 32 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |