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Nickel 908 vs. C81500 Copper

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 908 and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.4 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5