C70600 Copper-nickel vs. N06002 Nickel
C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 34 | |
| 41 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 81 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 330 | |
| 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 570 | |
| 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 63 to 270 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 9.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.9 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.5 to 160 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 16 to 290 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 to 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 19 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20.5 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 84.7 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 42.3 to 54 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |