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C19025 Copper vs. N08221 Nickel

C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 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, % 8.0 to 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
610

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 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
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 2.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
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), % 97.1 to 98.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.2
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0