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N08221 Nickel vs. C19400 Copper

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is C19400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.3 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 410
210 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
98 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1090
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
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
5.5 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
41 to 1140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 22

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
96.8 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
2.1 to 2.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2