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C14181 Copper vs. N10629 Nickel

C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0