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Nickel 80A vs. CR012A Copper

Nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 80A and the bottom bar is CR012A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1300
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.85 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 69.4 to 79.7
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0