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CR012A Copper vs. Nickel 689

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 CR012A copper and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48.3 to 60.9
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8