UNS C71500 (CW354H) Copper-Nickel

Nickel Alloys

Material conditionO61 (annealed)

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density8.9g/cm³

Elastic Modulus140GPa

Tensile Strength390MPa

Yield Strength130MPa

Brinell Hardness99HB

Maximum Service Temperature260°C

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Chemical Composition

29 to 33%

0 to 1.0%

63.5 to 70.6%

0 to 0.050%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.5%

0 to 1.0%

0.4 to 1.0%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

140 GPa

Elongation at Break

35 %

Fatigue Strength

150 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

52 GPa

Shear Strength

260 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

390 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

130 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Rockwell B Hardness

Physical

Density

8.9 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

230 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

260 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1240 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1170 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

400 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

28 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

7.7 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

16 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

13 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

4.6 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

4.7 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

110 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

64 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

8.6 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

12 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

13 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

41 % relative

Embodied Carbon

5.1 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

74 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

74 MJ/kg 32 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

280 L/kg

Embodied Water

280 L/kg 34 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-250 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

C71500CW354HCW354HCuNi30Mn1FeUNS C71500 (CW354H) Copper-Nickel

Standards

ASTM B111 ASTM B111: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock

ASTM B122 ASTM B122: Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Tin Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver), and Copper-Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar

ASTM B151 ASTM B151: Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar

ASTM B151 ASTM B151: Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar ASTM B111: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock ASTM B122: Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Tin Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver), and Copper-Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993

EN 12163 EN 12163: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for general purposes

EN 12165 EN 12165: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Wrought and unwrought forging stock

EN 12420 EN 12420: 1999 Copper and copper alloys. Forgings

EN 12449 EN 12449: 1999 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for general purposes

EN 12451 EN 12451: 1999 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for heat exchangers

EN 12452 EN 12452: 1999 Copper and copper alloys. Rolled, finned, seamless tubes for heat exchangers

EN 1652 EN 1652: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plate, sheet, strip and circles for general purposes

EN 1653 EN 1653: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plate, sheet and circles for boilers, pressure vessels and hot water storage units