C96900 Copper-nickel vs. C17200 Copper
Both C96900 copper-nickel and C17200 copper are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 | |
| 1.1 to 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 480 to 1380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 | |
| 160 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 | |
| 4.2 to 500 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2820 | |
| 110 to 5720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 15 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 | |
| 16 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 73.6 to 78 | |
| 96.1 to 98 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |