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CR021A Copper vs. Nickel 600

CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 CR021A copper and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.998
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0020 to 0.0070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015