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Nickel 601 vs. C15100 Copper

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15100 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 601 and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1