C19020 Copper vs. Nickel 718
C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 718.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
| 12 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
| 660 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
| 930 to 1530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 31 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 25 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 27 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.19 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 11.1 to 24.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |