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C82400 Copper vs. Nickel 80A

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 80A 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 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.8
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
69.4 to 79.7
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
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0