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C12900 Copper vs. N06035 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
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
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2