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N06920 Nickel vs. C14500 Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14500 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 N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
69 to 260

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.0 to 12

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
99.2 to 99.596
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
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0