C72200 Copper-nickel vs. AWS ERNiFeCr-2
C72200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiFeCr-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiFeCr-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 580 | |
| 1300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 34 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.6 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.1 to 84.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 11.6 to 24.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 15 to 18 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |