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C72800 Copper-nickel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

Both C72800 copper-nickel and C71500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1270
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
41
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 45
12 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
Copper (Cu), % 78.3 to 82.8
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.0050 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
29 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
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 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants