C14510 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 N06045 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 42 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 6.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 98 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 45 to 50.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |