C72150 Copper-nickel vs. CR016A Copper
Both C72150 copper-nickel and CR016A copper are copper alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72150 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is CR016A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 55 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1210 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1250 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.6 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 88 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 83 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 7.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 52.5 to 57 | |
| 99.843 to 99.919 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43 to 46 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |