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N10001 Nickel vs. C18700 Copper

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C18700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230 to 250

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
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
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
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
10 to 12

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
98 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5