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C14500 Copper vs. Nickel 690

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
3.4 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
50
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
31 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
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