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C19000 Copper vs. N08221 Nickel

C19000 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 C19000 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, % 2.5 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
44
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0