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Grade N7M Nickel vs. C82400 Copper

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 30 to 33
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.9 to 70
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5