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C15000 Copper vs. N08221 Nickel

C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C15000 copper and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
44
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0