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N06045 Nickel vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
4.8 to 6.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5