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N06045 Nickel vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C71000 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 20

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
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
19 to 23
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