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C15500 Copper vs. N07776 Nickel

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
85
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0