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N06060 Nickel vs. C17465 Copper

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 490
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
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
45
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
1.0 to 1.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5