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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

Both C83600 ounce metal and C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
35
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2