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Nickel 30 vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
35
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3