C55280 Copper vs. N08120 Nickel
C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
700 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
1000 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
7.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 67 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
23 to 27 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 3.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 90.5 to 91.4 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
21 to 41.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
35 to 39 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.9 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 6.8 to 7.2 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |