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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

Both C96900 copper-nickel and C71500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
41
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
29 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5