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C70600 Copper-nickel vs. N06255 Nickel

C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 330
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 570
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 63 to 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
9.4
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
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 16 to 290
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 84.7 to 90
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0