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C55280 Copper vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

Both C55280 copper and C72800 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C72800 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
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
520 to 1270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
68

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
16 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
19 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3