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C16500 Copper vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

Both C16500 copper and C70620 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
61 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants