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Nickel 825 vs. C81500 Copper

Nickel 825 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 825 and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
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 1.7
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 37.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 46
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5