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C99500 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
42
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0