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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 200

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
23 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
70
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
65
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0