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N06045 Nickel vs. C70250 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C70250 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
520 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1080
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
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 26

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
92.7 to 97.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
2.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.25 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5