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CR003A Copper vs. N08120 Nickel

CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR003A copper and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
45
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.00040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.954 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
21 to 41.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5