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C12900 Copper vs. N06219 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06219 nickel 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 N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
60
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
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
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
21

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5