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CR012A Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
42
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
18

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010