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N06045 Nickel vs. C17000 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 470
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
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
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5