C99300 Copper vs. C71520 Copper-nickel
Both C99300 copper and C71520 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C99300 copper and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
| 10 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 51 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 370 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 140 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1170 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 5.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
| 5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 70 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 | |
| 54 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 | |
| 67 to 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 12 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 10.7 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 68.6 to 74.4 | |
| 65 to 71.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 13.5 to 16.5 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |