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C16500 Copper vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

Both C16500 copper and C71000 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
56 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
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
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants