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N06230 Nickel vs. C18200 Copper

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18200 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 C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
44
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
97 to 450

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
81

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
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
11 to 18

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
0.6 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0