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C72500 Copper-nickel vs. N06255 Nickel

C72500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 780
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 27
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 85.2 to 89.7
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0