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Nickel 890 vs. C18900 Copper

Nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 890 and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
67 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
10 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23.5 to 28.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 17.3 to 33.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 40 to 45
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5