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C12900 Copper vs. N07773 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
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
18 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 32
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0