Grade M30C Nickel vs. C19020 Copper
Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is C19020 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 2.3 to 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
| 440 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 50 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 50 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.5 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 33 | |
| 95.7 to 99.19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 56.6 to 72 | |
| 0.5 to 3.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.010 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.9 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |