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C81400 Copper vs. Nickel 601

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

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
49
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0