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Nickel 80A vs. C99500 Copper

Nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 80A and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1300
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.8
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 69.4 to 79.7
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3