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C82400 Copper vs. Nickel 600

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0