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C81400 Copper vs. N10629 Nickel

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 69
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0