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C15500 Copper vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0