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C12600 Copper vs. N07750 Nickel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 56
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8