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C10200 Copper vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

Both C10200 copper and C71520 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
51
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
250 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
370 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
140 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
32
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
5.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
40
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
54 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
67 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 33
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants