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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 690

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 690 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
3.4 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
50
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
31 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
16 to 25

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
58 to 66
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0