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C55280 Copper vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Both C55280 copper and C72200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
78.1 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2