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C81500 Copper vs. Nickel 825

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
41
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0