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Nickel 59 vs. C96800 Copper

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C96800 copper 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 59 and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 50
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
34
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5