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C82000 Copper vs. N06045 Nickel

C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82000 copper and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0