C72700 Copper-nickel vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum
C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 36 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1070 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1060 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 380 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1420 to 4770 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 34 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 38 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 82.1 to 86 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.2 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |