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CR023A Copper vs. N06025 Nickel

CR023A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06025 nickel 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 CR023A copper and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
50
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.995
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.013
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1