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N10675 Nickel vs. C15000 Copper

N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15000 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 N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 47
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
43
Shear Strength, MPa 610
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 9.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 27 to 32
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 71
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2