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N07716 Nickel vs. CR021A Copper

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is CR021A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.95 to 99.998
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.0020 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0