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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. C16500 Copper

Both C71500 copper-nickel and C16500 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 C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
280 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants