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C15900 Copper vs. Nickel 718

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
11.1 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0.65 to 1.2