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C17300 Copper vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
14

Alloy Composition

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
47 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
43.3 to 51.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0