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Nickel 601 vs. C81500 Copper

Nickel 601 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 601 and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5