Nickel 600 vs. CC383H Copper-nickel
Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 35 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 52 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 990 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 760 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 5.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 5.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 44 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 5.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 83 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 180 | |
| 84 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 1490 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 26 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 29 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 64 to 69.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |