C72900 Copper-nickel vs. R30035 Cobalt
C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 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 R30035 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 20 | |
| 9.0 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 84 to 89 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
| 900 to 1900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 920 | |
| 300 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 210 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2030 to 3490 | |
| 210 to 5920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
| 29 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 24 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
| 23 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
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| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 29.1 to 39 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 74.1 to 78 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 10.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |