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 |