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N06230 Nickel vs. C17500 Copper

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 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, % 38 to 48
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
45
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
60
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
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
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
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 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5