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C81500 Copper vs. N10276 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10276 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 N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 17
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0