60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. C15900 Copper

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy UNS C15900 Dispersion Strengthened Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		260

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0.76 to 0.84

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.27 to 0.33

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		97.5 to 97.9

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.040

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

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		0

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

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0.4 to 0.54

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

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0.66 to 0.74