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C15900 Copper vs. Nickel 908

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
70
Shear Strength, MPa 420
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
1.2 to 1.8