C72700 Copper-nickel vs. R30008 Cobalt
C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 36 | |
1.1 to 73 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1070 | |
950 to 1700 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1060 | |
500 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
1330 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
95 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
400 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1420 to 4770 | |
590 to 2720 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 34 | |
31 to 56 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
25 to 37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 38 | |
25 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
18.5 to 21.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
39 to 42 |
Copper (Cu), % | 82.1 to 86 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
7.6 to 20 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
6.5 to 7.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
15 to 18 |
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 |