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C17500 Copper vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
49
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0