C17200 Copper vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 C17200 copper and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |