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C15900 Copper vs. N07716 Nickel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
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
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
1.0 to 1.6