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Nickel 690 vs. C18700 Copper

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C18700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
98 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5