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C72500 Copper-nickel vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C72500 copper-nickel and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 780
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 24
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 27
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 85.2 to 89.7
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.8
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7