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C72900 Copper-nickel vs. Nickel 30

C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
82
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1080
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700 to 920
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
60
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2030 to 3490
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 34
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.6
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 38
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 74.1 to 78
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
13 to 17
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0