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C72900 Copper-nickel vs. N06255 Nickel

C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 20
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1080
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700 to 920
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
55
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
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 210
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2030 to 3490
150
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 Shock Resistance, points 31 to 38
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 74.1 to 78
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
47 to 52
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
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 0.3
0