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C70600 Copper-nickel vs. C10500 Copper

Both C70600 copper-nickel and C10500 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 330
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 570
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 63 to 270
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.5 to 160
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 16 to 290
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 18
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84.7 to 90
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants