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N06045 Nickel vs. C81400 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81400 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 C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5