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C17500 Copper vs. N06230 Nickel

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 310
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
83
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
85
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0