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Nickel 685 vs. C82400 Copper

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5