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C81500 Copper vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

Both C81500 copper and CC383H copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
44
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0