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N06230 Nickel vs. C11600 Copper

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
35
Density, g/cm3 9.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1