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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. C12900 Copper

Both C71500 copper-nickel and C12900 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
220 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants