C70620 Copper-nickel vs. Solder Alloy 601
C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 601 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70620 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 601.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 11 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 570 | |
| 12 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 43 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 1330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 2.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 18 | |
| 0.45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 1.6 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 1.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 51 to 52.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 48.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |