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C55282 Copper vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

Both C55282 copper and C72900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is C72900 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 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
870 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
27 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
31 to 38

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
74.1 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3