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C15500 Copper vs. Nickel 908

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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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
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
70
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
50
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
35.6 to 44.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0