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N06920 Nickel vs. C19500 Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19500 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Shear Strength, MPa 500
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2