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C15500 Copper vs. CC380H Copper-nickel

Both C15500 copper and CC380H copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
84.5 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0