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N10665 Nickel vs. C15900 Copper

N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10665 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 86
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Shear Strength, MPa 600
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
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 Conductivity, W/m-K 11
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 74
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74