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N10001 Nickel vs. C15900 Copper

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
240

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
30
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0