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Nickel 30 vs. C16500 Copper

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 440
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
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
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.020
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5