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C11300 Copper vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

Both C11300 copper and C71500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11300 copper and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
41
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

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 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.973
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants