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C16500 Copper vs. N06230 Nickel

C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
83
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
85
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
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
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0