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N10003 Nickel vs. C55181 Copper

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15