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CR021A Copper vs. N06035 Nickel

CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06035 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 CR021A copper and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.998
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0020 to 0.0070
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2