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CR012A Copper vs. N06058 Nickel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3