C71520 Copper-nickel vs. R30021 Cobalt
C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 570 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 430 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 32 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 520 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 to 130 | |
| 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 67 to 680 | |
| 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 61.7 to 67.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 65 to 71.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 33 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |