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C12600 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010