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C99500 Copper vs. N10001 Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 13
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0