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C99300 Copper vs. N08120 Nickel

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99300 copper and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
45
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
21 to 41.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0