C70620 Copper-nickel vs. R60901 Alloy
C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70620 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 98 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 570 | |
| 500 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 18 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| 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 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |