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C15900 Copper vs. N06200 Nickel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06200 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Shear Strength, MPa 420
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
65
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 61.7
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0