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C96400 Copper-nickel vs. C96800 Copper

Both C96400 copper-nickel and C96800 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
35

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.3 to 71.3
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 32
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5