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N06045 Nickel vs. C19700 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19700 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 C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
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
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

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 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2