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C55283 Copper vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

Both C55283 copper and C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2