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C70620 Copper-nickel vs. C14520 Copper

Both C70620 copper-nickel and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 570
290 to 330

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
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
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 20
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90
99.2 to 99.596
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
0.0040 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants