C72800 Copper-nickel vs. SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel
C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 23 | |
| 11 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 740 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1270 | |
| 440 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 1210 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 38 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 99 | |
| 64 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 5650 | |
| 180 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 40 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.3 to 82.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 97.9 to 98.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.0050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0.85 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.040 to 0.090 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0.26 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |