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C14500 Copper vs. Nickel 600

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C14500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0