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C70620 Copper-nickel vs. C12200 Copper

Both C70620 copper-nickel and C12200 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 C70620 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C12200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 61 to 75
27 to 70
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 570
220 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 18
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
98
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 20
7.9 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90
99.9 to 99.985
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0.015 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants