C96400 Copper-nickel vs. N06250 Nickel
C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 82 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 87 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.3 to 71.3 | |
| 0.25 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 1.5 | |
| 7.4 to 19.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 10.1 to 12 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 32 | |
| 50 to 54 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |