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Nickel 690 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Both nickel 690 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 690 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
45
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030