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CR012A Copper vs. Nickel 890

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
47
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
17.3 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6