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Nickel 825 vs. C12900 Copper

Nickel 825 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 825 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 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
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 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 37.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 46
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0