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N06045 Nickel vs. C12000 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.4 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0