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C12900 Copper vs. N09777 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
38
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
28.5 to 47.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0