C72800 Copper-nickel vs. AWS E2593
C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E2593 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 23 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1270 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 38 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 40 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.3 to 82.8 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 52.7 to 62.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.0050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.9 to 3.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |