C70400 Copper-nickel vs. K94200 Alloy
C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while K94200 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is K94200 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 54 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 310 | |
| 500 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 230 | |
| 270 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 64 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 5.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
| 2.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 38 to 220 | |
| 250 to 1460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 9.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 9.8 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 49 to 70 |