C70620 Copper-nickel vs. C82400 Copper
Both C70620 copper-nickel and C82400 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 C82400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 570 | |
500 to 1030 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 18 | |
16 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
16 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
39 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 20 | |
17 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.6 to 1.9 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.65 |
Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90 | |
96 to 98.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |