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Nickel 201 vs. C12000 Copper

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 nickel 201 and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0