R05255 Alloy vs. C72200 Copper-nickel
R05255 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C72200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R05255 alloy and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 48 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 350 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.6 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 630 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 25 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 12 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 78.1 to 84.2 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 95.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |