N06060 Nickel vs. C12200 Copper
N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C12200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
3.2 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 490 | |
150 to 240 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
220 to 410 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
69 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 250 | |
11 to 91 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
21 to 690 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
6.9 to 13 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
9.1 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
7.9 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 22 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.25 to 1.3 | |
99.9 to 99.985 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 14 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 12 to 14 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 54 to 60 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.015 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0.25 to 1.3 | |
0 |