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C15900 Copper vs. Nickel 333

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 95
85
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
9.3 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 48
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0