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C72150 Copper-nickel vs. C81500 Copper

Both C72150 copper-nickel and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72150 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 99
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
120
Elongation at Break, % 29
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 55
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1210
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1250
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.5
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 52.5 to 57
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 43 to 46
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5