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C81500 Copper vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

Both C81500 copper and C96400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
51
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
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
45
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
100
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
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5