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C55282 Copper vs. Nickel 59

C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 59 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 C55282 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0