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N08221 Nickel vs. C10400 Copper

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C10400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is C10400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.3 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
8.5 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.4 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
99.9 to 99.973
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050