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C19500 Copper vs. N06230 Nickel

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
83
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
85
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0