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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 617

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 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 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
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
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0