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C12000 Copper vs. N12160 Nickel

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
90
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0