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C10500 Copper vs. N06058 Nickel

C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
86
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0