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N10001 Nickel vs. C15500 Copper

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15500 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 C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
130 to 530

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
33
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
9.8 to 20

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
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
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
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2