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N10001 Nickel vs. C12000 Copper

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 9.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0