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Nickel 30 vs. C16200 Copper

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 440
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0