50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

50Cr-50Ni (R20500) Casting Alloy UNS C70620 Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.26
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		50
Base Metal Price, % relative		33

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

Embodied Water, L/kg		350
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.3 to 18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		48 to 52
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		86.5 to 90

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		1.0 to 1.8

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 52
Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5