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C82600 Copper vs. N06255 Nickel

C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82600 copper and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1140
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 1070
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 97
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 4690
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 28
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.3 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
23 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 97.2
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0