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C81500 Copper vs. N06603 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06603 nickel 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
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
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
50
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0