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Nickel 685 vs. C99500 Copper

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.5 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3