C82400 Copper vs. C72700 Copper-nickel
Both C82400 copper and C72700 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
4.0 to 36 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1030 | |
460 to 1070 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 970 | |
580 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
1100 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
54 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
4.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
62 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 83 | |
20 to 380 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 3870 | |
1420 to 4770 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 33 | |
14 to 34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 26 | |
15 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
16 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 96 to 98.2 | |
82.1 to 86 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
8.5 to 9.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
5.5 to 6.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |