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C70400 Copper-nickel vs. C82600 Copper

Both C70400 copper-nickel and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 310
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 230
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 220
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 9.8
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93.6
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 6.2
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5