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C55283 Copper vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

Both C55283 copper and C71000 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
73.5 to 80.5
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
19 to 23
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5