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C70250 Copper vs. N07773 Nickel

C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 C70250 copper and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 740
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 92.7 to 97.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 32
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.2 to 4.2
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0