C70620 Copper-nickel vs. C14200 Copper
Both C70620 copper-nickel and C14200 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C14200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 65 to 87 | |
| 35 to 60 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 61 to 75 | |
| 45 to 63 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 570 | |
| 220 to 370 |
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 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| 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 | |
| 6.8 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 7.9 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90 | |
| 99.4 to 99.835 |
| 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 |