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Nickel 625 vs. C55181 Copper

Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 625 and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 910
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15