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N06920 Nickel vs. C10400 Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C10400 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 N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C10400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
2.3 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
8.5 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.973
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050