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C82400 Copper vs. Nickel 617

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.8 to 1.5
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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