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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 9.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0