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N06920 Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3