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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 686

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 686 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 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
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
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
21

Alloy Composition

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
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
49.5 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4