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C12000 Copper vs. Nickel 201

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
4.5 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
70
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
65
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010