C17300 Copper vs. Nickel 725
C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 725.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 23 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 790 | |
580 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1380 | |
860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1200 | |
350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
980 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
1340 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1270 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
440 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
13 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 88 | |
240 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5410 | |
300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 44 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 48 | |
23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
19 to 22.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 95.5 to 97.8 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
2.3 to 15.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
7.0 to 9.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
55 to 59 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.8 to 4.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.7 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |