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Nickel 690 vs. C81500 Copper

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81500 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 C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
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
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5