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Nickel 725 vs. C14500 Copper

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 580
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.1 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0