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C55284 Copper vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

Both C55284 copper and C71520 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C55284 copper and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
370 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.0
13 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 79.2 to 80.7
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5