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Nickel 908 vs. C82400 Copper

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5