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C12000 Copper vs. N06210 Nickel

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
85
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
85
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35