TM08 C19010 Copper vs. TM08 C72900 Copper-nickel
Both TM08 C19010 copper and TM08 C72900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the TM08 (mill hardened to maximum) temper. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 TM08 C19010 copper and the bottom bar is TM08 C72900 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
| 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 72 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.3 to 140 | |
| 55 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 1680 | |
| 2940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 8.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.3 to 99.04 | |
| 74.1 to 78 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.8 | |
| 14.5 to 15.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |