C72900 Copper-nickel vs. C96700 Copper
Both C72900 copper-nickel and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 20 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 53 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
| 1210 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 920 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1170 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 90 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 210 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2030 to 3490 | |
| 1080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 8.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
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| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.1 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 74.1 to 78 | |
| 62.4 to 68.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |