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C17500 Copper vs. N06219 Nickel

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 310
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
79
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0