N06002 Nickel vs. C82700 Copper
N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 41 | |
| 1.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 | |
| 1200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 1020 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 20 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.3 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 4260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.6 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 94.6 to 96.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 17 to 20 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 42.3 to 54 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |