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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 718

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
11.1 to 24.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2