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C11000 Copper vs. N10276 Nickel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11000 copper and the bottom bar is N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0