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Nickel 242 vs. C12900 Copper

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 nickel 242 and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Shear Strength, MPa 570
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025