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C12600 Copper vs. N06250 Nickel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 56
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
82
Shear Strength, MPa 190
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3