60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. C17500 Copper

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy UNS C17500 (CW104C) Cobalt-Beryllium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310 to 860

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		60

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		73

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		120 to 2390

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.7 to 27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.2

Beryllium (Be), %		0
Beryllium (Be), %		0.4 to 0.7

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		2.4 to 2.7

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		95.6 to 97.2

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5