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C71580 Copper-nickel vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

Both C71580 copper-nickel and C70620 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71580 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 65.5 to 71
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5