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C55283 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0