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C14510 Copper vs. Nickel 601

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
49
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0