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C72800 Copper-nickel vs. C55284 Copper

Both C72800 copper-nickel and C55284 copper are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1270
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 45
7.4

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
Copper (Cu), % 78.3 to 82.8
79.2 to 80.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.0050 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0050
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15