C72900 Copper-nickel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel
C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 20 | |
| 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 74.1 to 78 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 44.9 to 57.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |