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N06920 Nickel vs. C82400 Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.2
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 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5