C72500 Copper-nickel vs. C10200 Copper
Both C72500 copper-nickel and C10200 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C72500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C10200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 62 to 89 | |
| 27 to 70 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 780 | |
| 230 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1130 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 24 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 27 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 85.2 to 89.7 | |
| 99.95 to 100 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.8 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |