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C17510 Copper vs. N08221 Nickel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
44
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0