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C55181 Copper vs. C96200 Copper-nickel

Both C55181 copper and C96200 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 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 C55181 copper and the bottom bar is C96200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
12

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 93
83.6 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5