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Nickel 201 vs. C81500 Copper

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5