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C71000 Copper-nickel vs. N06045 Nickel

C71000 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71000 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 560
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
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), % 73.5 to 80.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 23
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