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Nickel 690 vs. C17510 Copper

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17510 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 690 and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
1.4 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5