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N06045 Nickel vs. C17510 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 470
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
49
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
1.4 to 2.2
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