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Nickel 908 vs. C55282 Copper

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
7.4

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
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
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
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15