C96200 Copper-nickel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc
C96200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 97 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 79 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 | |
| 34 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 36 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 4.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.6 to 90 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 99.827 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |