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C12900 Copper vs. Nickel 689

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
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 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8