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Nickel 201 vs. C14500 Copper

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
69 to 260

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.2 to 99.596
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
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7