C71000 Copper-nickel vs. C82600 Copper
Both C71000 copper-nickel and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71000 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 49 | |
46 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 560 | |
570 to 1140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 240 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1200 | |
950 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1150 | |
860 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.5 | |
19 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.6 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
180 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 18 | |
18 to 36 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
17 to 28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
19 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
2.3 to 2.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.65 |
Copper (Cu), % | 73.5 to 80.5 | |
94.9 to 97.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 23 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.35 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |