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C70620 Copper-nickel vs. N06045 Nickel

C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70620 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 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 570
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
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 33
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0