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C99500 Copper vs. N06110 Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 13
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
65
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0