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C70400 Copper-nickel vs. N06045 Nickel

C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 310
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 9.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.3 to 1.7
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 6.2
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0