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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025