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H02 C15500 Copper vs. H02 C70600 Copper-nickel

Both H02 C15500 copper and H02 C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 H02 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is H02 C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness 92
100
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Shear Strength, MPa 220
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
63

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5