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N06045 Nickel vs. C15000 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
45 to 460

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
980
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.5 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.3 to 17

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
99.8 to 99.9
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
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2