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Nickel 600 vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0.3 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
78.1 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
15 to 18
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2