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C17510 Copper vs. N06060 Nickel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
82
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
65
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0