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C81400 Copper vs. Nickel 242

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0