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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
65
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
5.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
52 to 81
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5