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N10675 Nickel vs. C17500 Copper

N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 47
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
38 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
45
Shear Strength, MPa 610
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
60
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
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 to 0.2
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 0.5