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N06045 Nickel vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C70620 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
220
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
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5