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N06045 Nickel vs. C17300 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 470
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160 to 1200

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
380
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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
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
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
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