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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. N06045 Nickel

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
42
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
45 to 50.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0