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Nickel 30 vs. C18400 Copper

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18400 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 C18400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 440
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
270 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
81

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
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
63 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
54 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.6 to 17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0.4 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
97.2 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5