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C82000 Copper vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

Both C82000 copper and C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82000 copper and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5