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N10629 Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3