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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. C81500 Copper

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5