N06045 Nickel vs. C82000 Copper
N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82000 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 C82000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 37 | |
8.0 to 20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
350 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
140 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 42 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.9 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 98 | |
77 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
51 to 55 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
80 to 1120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
11 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
12 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
12 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.45 to 0.8 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Cerium (Ce), % | 0.030 to 0.090 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 29 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 2.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
95.2 to 97.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 45 to 50.4 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |