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C10500 Copper vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Both C10500 copper and C96300 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
42
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5