C72700 Copper-nickel vs. R30003 Cobalt
C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 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 C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 36 | |
| 10 to 73 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1070 | |
| 970 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1060 | |
| 510 to 1090 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 95 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1420 to 4770 | |
| 600 to 2790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 34 | |
| 32 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 26 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 38 | |
| 26 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 39 to 41 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 82.1 to 86 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 10 to 20.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |