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C81500 Copper vs. N12160 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N12160 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
90
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0