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N06060 Nickel vs. C14510 Copper

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 490
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0