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C12000 Copper vs. N07776 Nickel

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
85
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5