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C10800 Copper vs. N10003 Nickel

C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C10800 copper and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 50
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 370
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 88
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 600
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.995
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.012
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5