C18400 Copper vs. N07041 Nickel
C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C18400 copper and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 50 | |
| 14 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 310 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 490 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 480 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 320 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 63 to 120 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 54 to 980 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 15 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 to 16 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 94 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.6 to 17 | |
| 38 |