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C14500 Copper vs. Nickel 625

C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 625.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
33 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
530 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
790 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
320 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
80
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
220 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4