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C16500 Copper vs. N10003 Nickel

C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10003 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 N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0