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C10500 Copper vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

Both C10500 copper and C72150 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
150
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
55
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
45
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43 to 46
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5