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C99500 Copper vs. Nickel 333

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
9.3 to 24.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0