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C12900 Copper vs. N10001 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10001 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 N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
25

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4