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C19400 Copper vs. N06255 Nickel

C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19400 copper and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0