C19500 Copper vs. N08221 Nickel
C19500 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 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, % | 2.3 to 38 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
79 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 360 | |
410 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 640 | |
610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 600 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
980 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1090 | |
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 | 14 to 110 | |
170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 to 1530 | |
170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 20 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 18 | |
19 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 23 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
20 to 22 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 98.6 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
22 to 33.9 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 6.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
39 to 46 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |