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C99300 Copper vs. Nickel 617

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C99300 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
75
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0