Nickel 690 vs. C82400 Copper
Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 34 | |
1.0 to 20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 990 | |
500 to 1030 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 760 | |
260 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
25 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 170 | |
10 to 83 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 1440 | |
270 to 3870 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 33 | |
16 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
16 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
39 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 25 | |
17 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.6 to 1.9 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 31 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.65 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
96 to 98.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 66 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |