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C10200 Copper vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

Both C10200 copper and C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 70
62 to 89
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
35
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants