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C81400 Copper vs. Nickel 825

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
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
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
41
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0