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C55280 Copper vs. N09777 Nickel

C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
7.4
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
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
28.5 to 47.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0