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C18100 Copper vs. N10001 Nickel

C18100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 copper and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 80
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
84
Shear Strength, MPa 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0