C72900 Copper-nickel vs. C90500 Gun Metal
Both C72900 copper-nickel and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 20 | |
20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
320 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 920 | |
160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
850 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
75 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
35 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 210 | |
54 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2030 to 3490 | |
110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
6.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
10 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 74.1 to 78 | |
86 to 89 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
1.0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |