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CR012A Copper vs. N06650 Nickel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06650 nickel 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 N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5