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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 242

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
25

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
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0