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N08221 Nickel vs. C19500 Copper

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19500 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 410
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 600

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
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2