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C12900 Copper vs. N06255 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
17

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0