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C17500 Copper vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

Both C17500 copper and C71580 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
51
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
41
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5