C18700 Copper vs. Nickel 600
C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 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 C18700 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
| 3.4 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 190 | |
| 430 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 650 to 990 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 270 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
| 31 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 280 | |
| 190 to 1490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 19 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98 to 99.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |