C72500 Copper-nickel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
C72500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 780 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1130 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 24 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 27 | |
| 19 to 46 |