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C81500 Copper vs. Nickel 617

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0