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Nickel 725 vs. C12900 Copper

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 580
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0