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CR012A Copper vs. N09777 Nickel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N09777 nickel 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 N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
38
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
200

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
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
28.5 to 47.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0