Nickel 625 vs. C96700 Copper
Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C96700 copper 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 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 625 and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 33 to 34 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 53 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 910 | |
| 1210 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 450 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1170 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 90 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 250 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 1080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.1 to 1.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 62.4 to 68.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 68.9 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |