C72900 Copper-nickel vs. N07041 Nickel
C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 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 C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 20 | |
| 14 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 920 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 210 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2030 to 3490 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
| 38 |