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Grade N12MV Nickel vs. C15000 Copper

Grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper 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 grade N12MV nickel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 9.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.5 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.2 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2