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C15100 Copper vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

Both C15100 copper and C71000 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C15100 copper and the bottom bar is C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 64
59 to 85
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 48 to 65
56 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 470
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 15
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 15
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 17
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.95
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 23
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants