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N08221 Nickel vs. C19700 Copper

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19700 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 C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330 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
1040
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
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2