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N10003 Nickel vs. C15500 Copper

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 42
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 540
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2