N06230 Nickel vs. C17000 Copper
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C17000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 1.1 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 320 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 490 to 1310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 160 to 1140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.9 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 4.2 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
| 110 to 5420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 15 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 16 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 17 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| 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 | |
| 96.3 to 98.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| 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 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |