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C55180 Copper vs. C71640 Copper-nickel

Both C55180 copper and C71640 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55180 copper and the bottom bar is C71640 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
190 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
40
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 48
130 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
16 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 94.7 to 95.2
61.7 to 67.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5