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C12900 Copper vs. N12160 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
90
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
19

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
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0