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C82400 Copper vs. N06230 Nickel

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 nickel 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0