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C99500 Copper vs. Nickel 601

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C99500 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, % 13
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
49
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0