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N10001 Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 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
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
75 to 380

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
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
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0