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C99500 Copper vs. N06975 Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06975 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 N06975 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
10.2 to 23.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0