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N06045 Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
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
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3