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C14500 Copper vs. N06025 Nickel

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

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
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1