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N06920 Nickel vs. C12000 Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12000 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 C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
2.8 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
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
10 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 99.996
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0