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C12500 Copper vs. N10675 Nickel

C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12500 copper and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
85
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 220
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 390
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6 to 88
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 660
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0