C96800 Copper vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel
C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96800 copper and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1010 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 860 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 73 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 | |
| 35 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3000 | |
| 54 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87.1 to 90.5 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 95 to 100 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |