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N06060 Nickel vs. C17500 Copper

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Shear Strength, MPa 490
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.1
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5