MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C55283 Copper vs. C96200 Copper-nickel

Both C55283 copper and C96200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C96200 copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1100
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
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
83.6 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5