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C17000 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 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, % 1.1 to 31
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 750
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 390
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5420
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
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), % 96.3 to 98.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0