TF00 C17000 Copper vs. TF00 C72800 Copper-nickel
Both TF00 C17000 copper and TF00 C72800 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the TF00 (precipitation hardened) temper. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is TF00 C17000 copper and the bottom bar is TF00 C72800 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.8 | |
| 9.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 38 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 680 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1180 | |
| 1010 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1000 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 | |
| 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 4190 | |
| 3050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 78.3 to 82.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |