C17200 Copper vs. Grade N12MV Nickel
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 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 C17200 copper and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 6.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 9.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 200 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 34 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 60.2 to 69.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |