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Nickel 908 vs. C12900 Copper

Nickel 908 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 908 and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
43
Shear Strength, MPa 800
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0