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C12900 Copper vs. N07776 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07776 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 N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
85
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
20
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
12 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 24.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 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 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5