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Nickel 30 vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
4.8 to 6.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5