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CR018A Copper vs. Nickel 242

CR018A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR018A copper and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.914 to 99.94
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015