R60901 Alloy vs. C55283 Copper
R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60901 alloy and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 580 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 6.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 to 67 | |
| 8.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86.2 to 87.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.4 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 7.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 5.8 to 6.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 96.8 to 97.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |