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N06025 Nickel vs. C15900 Copper

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 32
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.66 to 0.74
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0