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C82800 Copper vs. N08221 Nickel

C82800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82800 copper and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
20 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0