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C15500 Copper vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

Both C15500 copper and C72700 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
4.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
310 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
460 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
580 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
54
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
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
20 to 380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
1420 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3