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C81400 Copper vs. Nickel 30

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 30 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 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0