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C55284 Copper vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

Both C55284 copper and C72150 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 55% 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 C72150 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
55
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
88

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.0
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
18

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 79.2 to 80.7
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5