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Nickel 600 vs. C12900 Copper

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 600 and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025