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N10675 Nickel vs. C15500 Copper

N10675 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 47
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
43
Shear Strength, MPa 610
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
130 to 530

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
33
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
9.8 to 20

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
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
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
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2