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C12000 Copper vs. N07752 Nickel

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07752 nickel 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 N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050