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C82000 Copper vs. N10276 Nickel

C82000 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 C82000 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, % 8.0 to 20
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 690
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 520
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51 to 55
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80 to 1120
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 24
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 2.2 to 2.7
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.2 to 97.4
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 to 0.2
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