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C16200 Copper vs. N06230 Nickel

C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 210
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
83
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
85
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15