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C15900 Copper vs. Nickel 80A

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 80A 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
1.8 to 2.7