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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. N06200 Nickel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06200 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
65
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
51 to 61.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0