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N10629 Nickel vs. C14181 Copper

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 9.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020