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C14510 Copper vs. N08120 Nickel

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1370
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
45
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
240
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
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
21 to 41.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5