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Nickel 686 vs. C11600 Copper

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
35
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1