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C12600 Copper vs. Nickel 825

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
78
Shear Strength, MPa 190
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
41
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2