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C81500 Copper vs. N06210 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 17
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
85
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0