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Nickel 908 vs. C19800 Copper

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 908 and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
43
Shear Strength, MPa 800
260 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
420 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
49 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
770 to 1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
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
95.7 to 99.47
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0.020 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.010 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2