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C81500 Copper vs. N06007 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 N06007 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.1 to 51.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0