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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. C81500 Copper

Both CC380H copper-nickel and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 26
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5