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N10675 Nickel vs. C17510 Copper

N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 47
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
44 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
44
Shear Strength, MPa 610
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
49
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
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
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
95.9 to 98.4
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
1.4 to 2.2
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