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C82400 Copper vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

Both C82400 copper and C72800 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
3.9 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
520 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
250 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
55
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
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
37 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
260 to 5650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
19 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3