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C90500 Gun Metal vs. N08221 Nickel

C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
44
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0