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C16500 Copper vs. N06920 Nickel

C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06920 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
82
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0