C55180 Copper vs. CC380H Copper-nickel
Both C55180 copper and CC380H copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55180 copper and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 47 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1130 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 710 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 | |
| 65 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 59 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
| 9.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.7 to 95.2 | |
| 84.5 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |