Nickel 684 vs. C55280 Copper

Nickel 684 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 684 and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.

Nickel Alloy 684 (2.4983, N07500)UNS C55280 (BCuP-6) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1000
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		790

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		40
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.9

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 3.3
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Boron (B), %		0.0030 to 0.010
Boron (B), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		13 to 20
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), %		90.5 to 91.4

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.75
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		42.7 to 64
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		6.8 to 7.2

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		1.8 to 2.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		2.5 to 3.3
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15