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C16200 Copper vs. N07716 Nickel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
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
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6