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C15000 Copper vs. CC381H Copper-nickel

Both C15000 copper and CC381H 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is CC381H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
40
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
64.5 to 69.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0