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C14510 Copper vs. Nickel 718

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
660 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
11.1 to 24.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2