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C16200 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C16200 copper and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
42
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010