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Nickel 725 vs. C55282 Copper

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 725 and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15