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C90500 Gun Metal vs. N06255 Nickel

C90500 gun metal 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0