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C16200 Copper vs. Nickel 718

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
12 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
460 to 760
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2