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N06230 Nickel vs. C16500 Copper

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
31
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5