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C99500 Copper vs. Nickel 22

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 22 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C99500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 22.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 13
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
2.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.015
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
50.8 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0