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C17465 Copper vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

Both C17465 copper and C72700 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C17465 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, % 5.3 to 36
4.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
310 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
460 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
580 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
20 to 380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
1420 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants