C70620 Copper-nickel vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Both C70620 copper-nickel and C96300 copper-nickel 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 C96300 copper-nickel.

UNS C70620 Copper-Nickel UNS C96300 Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		46
Shear Modulus, GPa		49

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		300 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1200

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1150

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		49
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		37

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		33
Base Metal Price, % relative		42

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		10

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		10 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Copper (Cu), %		86.5 to 90
Copper (Cu), %		72.3 to 80.8

Iron (Fe), %		1.0 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), %		0.5 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		18 to 22

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5